How to deal with cat pee smell?
The half-life of cat pee can be as long as 6 years, and as it dries, it will become more and more unpleasant. Old pee stains, frequent messy pee during estrus. If you want to completely remove the smell of cat pee, you must follow the steps.
1. Why do cats smell bad in urine?
Cat pee mainly consists of these components: urea, urobilin/urobilinogen, uric acid, sodium, creatinine, pheromone, other electrolytes, bacteria, etc.
2. Why is the pee smell still after washing?
Water-soluble ingredients are easy to clean
Urea, urobilin/urobilinogen, creatinine and pheromone in urine are water-soluble and can be cleaned with white vinegar, baking soda, detergent, etc.
But water-insoluble urate is the problem
Uric acid is not soluble in water, but it can bind tightly to any contact surface, commonly used cleaning agents cannot decompose uric acid in urine.
When urate meets humid air, uric acid is re-formed, releasing peculiar smell.
Therefore, in various reports, the half-life of cat urine can range from 2 to 6 years.
3. There is no pee smell, why does the cat still come here to pee?
Is it really tasteless? The olfactory sensitivity of cats is at least 6 times that of humans (after all, there are 2 sets of olfactory systems and multiple vomeronasal organs). The fact that people can't smell it doesn't mean that cats can't smell it.
4. How to completely remove cat pee smell?
In recent years, enzyme-based cleaners have appeared on the market, which can decompose the chemicals in cat pee and eliminate the smell of cat pee. If you have a serious cat pee situation at home, I suggest you try two or three different brands of cleaners. Some work best on fabrics, some work best on carpets, and some work best on hard surfaces such as walls and floors.
Before you go to clean, be sure to figure out where the cat has peed and how long it has been there. If the room is smelly but you can't find the source, try using a UV flashlight.
What if your cat pees on valuables? Most of them cannot be soaked in baking soda, vinegar or enzymatic cleaners. But don’t be afraid! Use ordinary water to remove as much pee as possible, and then use a paper towel or rag to gently dry it until the towel becomes clean. Let the items dry. If the smell of cat pee recurs, please take the items to a dry cleaner with an ozone room and ask them to ozone.